Cardiovascular Abbreviations

Question 1

Define ABP

Answer 1

Pressure on arteries during heart contraction

Question 2

How do you calculate ABP?

Answer 2

CO X TPR

Question 3

Define mABP

Answer 3

Mean arterial blood pressure:

Average pressure in a patients arteries during 1 cardiac cycle

Question 4

Define SP

Answer 4

Systolic Pressure: mmHg

Pressure of blood in arteries during systole (contraction/pumping)

Question 5

Define DP

Answer 5

Diastolic Pressure: mmHg

Pressure of blood in arteries during diastole (filling)

Question 6

Define PP

Answer 6

Pulse Pressure: mmHg

Difference between systolic and diastolic pressures. It is the force generated each time the heart contracts

Question 7

Define HR

Answer 7

Heart Rate: Beats/Min

The number of beats per minute

Question 8

Define SV

Answer 8

Stroe volume: 70ml

Volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle per heart beat

Question 9

Define EDV

Answer 9

End Diastolic Volume: 120ml

Volume of blood in the ventricles after diastole (filling)

Question 10

Define ESV

Answer 10

End Systolic Volume: 50ml

Volume of blood in the ventricles after systole (contraction)

Question 11

Define CO

Answer 11

Cardiac Output: 5L/min

Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute

Question 12

Define VP

Answer 12

Venous pressure: mmHg

Average blood pressure within the venous compartments

Question 13

Define VR

Answer 13

Venous Return:

Rate of blood flow bac to the heart

Question 14

Define CVP

Answer 14

Central Venous Pressure: mmHg

Blood presure in the vena cava by right atrium of the heart

Question 15

Define TPR

Answer 15

Total Peripheral Resistance:

Sum of the resistances of all peripheral vasculature in systemic circulation

Question 16

CHP

Answer 16

Capillary Hydrostatic Pressure: mmHg

Driving force of fluid transport between the capillaries and tissues